Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-01-08

About $4,000.
Owing TO the difficulty OF getting
news direct from Delaware City yester- 4
day, but few details of the great fire In
that place could bc obtained up to the
hour Of going 70 press. Eooueh, how. Il
ever, was stated 70 show that the fre
Was Q very disastrous cnc. and hs . re-.
suit the part OF the town where the most
business was done 10 . mass Of ruins.
The imme diate cause OF the Ate is not
known, bus it V conceded 10 have
broken out IN II. G. Clark's notion store
abou. I o'clock yesterday morning.
spread into the three story brick store !,
and dwe Hing belonging TO George b. I,
Money and occupied BY Charles s. Win.
) se ss \ d selling and grocery store. It
was IN this dw. ling that the fre was
discovered. and cuIiously too . crying
baby WAS the cause OF the discovery.
The baby crying swoke the mother,
who saw the hAmes coming In at win .
dow. She was but Tuoment In scream. ,
| ing fire. ard seizlng her babe she Il ed |
out Of the building. Mr.. Wingate fol-
lowed after. having hastily seized .
fev articles Of clothing and three i'm |
portant dIaw ers from bureau contain.
Ing several artic % OF value.
Mr.. Winsate lost no time In giving
. general alarm, though By the time he
reached the streets Others had made the
discovery Of 9re and we're coming out
more there was . scene Of confusion
that almost b. fled desoiiption. Tho
majority OF people had often heard OF
great flres, but this WAS the first time
lthey were thought face TO face with
Lore. Some of the residents nearest the
Ifre carried out their furniture and
lother household edects, while others
more remote from the Are and whose
Iproperty was In no Immediate danger,
Horned bucket brigAdes, tho lines ex-
ltendins TO tho Delaware and Chesa.
Ipeake canal, which fortunately was cot
more th IN forty feet distart.
BY this time WipPate's house and
j store we're wrapped In fiAmes and other
buildings wsie catching fre. Al Z
lo'c!ock 10 tho morning, finding the con-
! II igration WAS becoming general. word
was telaglAphtd to this city for Aid.
Chief Eos ineer Sweeney Immediately
detailed the W washIngt0n aud the Fame
are com psnies for tne work. Uatortu-
nately The hose hofse Of the Fame com
. paDy In an attempt 70 get On = aondola
J. oar fell bot " cen the bum pera, and near.
D | iy . half nc ur WAS lost In getting him
b lou. 1t Was Z 03 O'Clock before the train
al got ~ ny , and y o'clock by the time II
|. reached DtlawAYo City By this time
:. fought oy the bucket bfiRades and by
t,hs brick walls OF Phihp Borgert
lhcute and clothing store, the tire
'isbowed some siaLs OF An Abatement ir
:. It's fury.
minptou fire men, gave the dhcouraget
and tired people hope that they Nigh
D. save the balance OF their town. BY thi
time the following buildings were II
p, ruins:
&. Frame building o. William Beck
Occupied by Heimss b Bigger, buich
ers.
" Store owned by Alice G CLARK an
90 stock Of goods owned BY Isaac II. Ubi
be tenant.
Of Store and Louse of Mrs. scauei nc
occupied.
Two stores belonging TO the estate
n tW. e. Robinson. occupied by WiltaI
Harlow, watch maker. sad II. q. ClArA
" notions, go.
occupi.d ~ q. B. Wingate, groceries
The Colyin House occupied by Jane
Smith, barber.
mt T % Brad ~ay, from which Proprieto
milne saved part of his furniture.
e The house and store Of Philip Boysl
whi3h was the last destroyed.
,ai Chief Engineer Sweeney upon his n
rival, with q practical eye, cav I'M
y" there WAS no need Of but one engine
service, A. the flames had been cneoAe
from spreading. He detailed the WAsi
'na inston en- gine' and the men from be'
com npaniea Joined together and works
two lire of hose. The hremen work'
unremi,tingly for Ave hours, at the ei
of which time the book presented
scene Of black dtsaolation, broken ne
aud there with brick chtmneJs, An 9
casior al brick wall and scrolls OF :
&. roofs. But the fire was s.ayed and :
nre ci,iz sns freely expressed their than
Ito the Wilmington 6remen, and the nl
n. men desire 10 return their mutu
thanks 10 Captain Rsybod, keprest
'po- ltatlve Mulligau and number OF OH
Icitizeus for favorable attentions. L
losses, and insurance, as far as can
az rch ascertain ed, foot up as follow:
William Beck, owner, t50j; tns'
anoe, $3.50; aud Helms & Bigger. Il
r oil Iauts, s 90, no insErarot; Hrs Alice
Clark, $1,000; Insurance. 81 100; q
-, Issac Ubil and daughter, tenar
~ 81, 200; ipsurlnce, sl,60c. Robin,
ouild,pgs, 5000; Insurance, $l.s
"a of william Harlow, Tenant. 81 800; NO
!, ,Isurance; and Harry G. Clark, tena
" $500; no INSURANCE. George Is. Mon
'enn. lS5 O00; insurance. 81. 800; and Charlc
"a o Winga'e, tenant, 81 SEQ; no insurar
lOolvia building, $500; James sm
total lois; Wm. R. Bright Two bu
ings) over %. 600; insurance o.. 200 {
Isl ZOO Mrs. q. E Brad way Robin
NJ House) $500, insurance ~ 600;
lwaId Milne. tenant, 81, 900; insura
H unknown; Philip Boyer. ~, 800; in
EDY o zoe, 81, 800 and $500. Total loss ~
,,Iu,, ItimAt,d is 300; total insura
49,. lSl5. $50 OF this loea the Kent Cou
ihsr Mutual Insurance Company b.
$2,45O; the New Castle County Mu
q. "A Insurance, $2,7Co; the Farmers
itual OF this city, t6 2t0. and $a.6od
= ~, Philade elphia stock companies.
IuVI The burnt-out citizens, instead
I'M being despondsnt and discouraged
the Hre, are already making ARA
ments TO rebuild rs ioon as tue wea
will permit.
hoes Considerable indignation Was
pressed ct some oy stermen, whose
we're lying In the canal, who. while
- hre wasi bu, ming the feroest,
III across TO the burning buildings
'''y stole sevt raj articles saved, even tai
one of Mr.. Wingate's watches "
I he had saved. SO audi cious did :
hn{ Ioyster pirates become. that Nj
Hull 5adler had to organize guard TO
.., tect the personal property saved
ofuer' the FIRE.
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